Chia Seed Granola with Walnuts and Almonds

I love that food brings memories of comfort, home and security. Introducing unfimiliar foods therefore seems strange at first and may be a little scary. I believe that you can always learn something new and better and this also should include changing your diet.

One of my latest foodie discoveries are the health benefits of Chia seeds.

To get my family to sprinkle the chia seeds on top of yogurts just didn’t work so well. Therefore I have been mixing the chia seed in with some homemade granola and everybody loves it. My teens eat this chia seed granola as a snack over some Bulgarian Yogurt or take it to school as a healthy meal in between breakfast and lunch.

Don’t miss out on the new “Superfood” Chia. I am sure your family would also enjoy it in this chia seed granola with walnuts and almonds.

I LOVE chia. Have you tried Mila? It’s a blend of open chia seeds that has more fiber and omega3s than regular chia. I had been eating chia and ground flax every morning – my mom’s nurse practicioner at her neurologist sent me a bag and I fell in love!

I adapted it based on 4 cups of oats. I spread everything out across two baking sheets and still found that it needed an extra 15-20 mins. (in addition to the 30 listed) to dry up enough. Am I missing something? Or do I just like my granola extra crunchy?

We love Chia seeds! Who thought those hokey ceramic heads the you can grow hair on (with Chia seeds) were really so much more! The Aztecs would pop a mouthfull and take off on all day treks for the protein and hydration. We started using them years ago in our homemade gluten free bread to up the protein and fiber. I love that they are so small and really tasteless. Makes them very flexible BUT they would be perfect in your delicious sounding granola. Great idea!

Loving the new photos on your banner and esp. a little mushroom risotto photo that looks oh-so-familiar! Love that. Hope you are well and enjoying fall!